Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney had first worked with Nevil Schute Norway on design of the R100 and in 1939, along with Sydney A. Hansel (b. 1 April 1904 in Sydney, Australia - d. 9 May 2004 in La Conner, Skagit, Washington, USA), worked on the Admiralty's Toraplane Gliding Torpedo Project.

In 1940, the three men again collaborated, this time on the Burney Amphibian, a huge six-engined airborne aircraft carrier intended to carry 4 torpedo-laden fighter-bombers within its wings. The Satellite Torpedo-Bomber-Fighter was 26 ft long with a 17 ft wingspan, an estimated top speed of 360mph and weighed 5,300 pounds.

1. http://www.nevilshute.org/PhotoLine/PLD-1931-1940/pl-1931-1940-06.php
2. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3813.0.html
3. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,10305.0.html